This week we heard about a catering company who ran into trouble after a member of staff failed to correctly dilute the chlorine tablet being used to sanitise salad items. The result? Two customers were admitted to A&E with nasty burns to the mouth and throat. This highlights the need for extreme vigilance when using chlorine as a means of washing and sanitising fruit and veg. It also demonstrates the wisdom of those choosing to change produce washing methods to non-toxic alternatives such as Fit wash. For too long, chlorine has been the only choice of produce wash for the food industry – and has been responsible for many complaints and accidents. Fit wash offers a better, safer, equally-priced alternative which actually cleans where chlorine doesn’t. I think it could soon be replacing chlorine as the new industry standard. Between 1992 and 2007 there have been 120 outbreaks of food poisoning associated with salads and vegetables, and yet it seems crazy that the way in which we try to avoid further outbreaks, is by washing our food in a potentially harmful chemical!
